Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
A piece of silk charmeuse fabric showing the shiny, satin front and dull, matte back. Charmeuse (/ ʃ ɑːr ˈ m uː z,-ˈ m uː s /; French:; French for 'female charmer') is a lightweight fabric woven with a satin weave. These float threads give the front of the fabric a smooth, shiny finish, whereas the back has a dull finish.
Silk is an animal fiber it consists 70–80% fibroin and 20–30% sericin (the gum coating the fibres). It carries impurities like dirt, oils, fats and sericin. The purpose of silk scouring is to remove the coloring matter and the gum that is a sticky substance which envelops the silk yarn. The process is also called ''degumming''.
Tissue is a thin, transparent, and lightweight material. [1] [2] Tissue fabric is a suitable material for designing various types of garments, including saris. [3] Tissue is characterized by the use of metallic yarns for decorative purposes. [4] The tissue sari is composed of silk threads in the warp and zari in the weft. [5] [6]
Lightweight silk satin with a grenadine warp and crêpe reverse. [20] Crêpe chenette A tradename for a strong crêpe with a pebble texture. [20] Crêpe crêpe Made with extra twists in the warp to create an extra-deep texture. [20] Crepe de chine Crêpe de chine A fine, lightweight silk, cotton, or worsted, with a plain weave and crêpe-twist ...
Sasanian silk samite cloth circa 960. It was used to make the Shroud of Saint-Josse, circa 1134. Probable spoils from the First Crusade.. Samite was a royal tissue: in the 1250s, it featured clothing of fitting status provided for the innovative and style-conscious English king Henry III, his family, and his attendants.
The colors and patterns of jockeys' silks have special meaning for horse owners. The silks for the historic 150th edition of the Kentucky Derby on May 4 at Churchill Downs are filled with a ...
We need ensembles that are lightweight, breathable and won’t stick to our bodies in uncomfortable ways. Naturally, we’re turning to dresses to check off all of these three boxes!
Unlike most fabric/yard goods which are sold by the yard (or metre), silk is sold to the wholesaler by weight; however, as the first step in processing silk fibre is to "degum" it - removing the sericin from the fibre, a protein naturally produced by silkworms that coats silkworm cocoons - approximately one-fifth of the weight of silk fibre is lost, representing a significant drop in the ...